BonnieandClyde

Stoicism was the standard for generations of American politicians, many of whom kept physical and emotional troubles under wraps.

Three decades after crying on camera helped sink Edmund Muskie's presidential campaign, signs of emotion are no longer the kiss of death in this age of heart-on-your-sleeve politics.

On 12/26/2020 at 10:35 AM, JingerBen said:

Google:  lookpud shop chiang mai.

   "Look paht" means "bead" in Thai and this shop has everything imaginable for making costume jewelery.

   Wonderful place.

Totally agree.

That shop is fascinating, a great place to browse around.

You could get tricked out like a 1920s flapper and do it on the cheap.

3 hours ago, phantomfiddler said:

Because some realize that it can produce the perfect environment for looting ????

Do big demos in Oz result in widespread looting?

Maybe they do and it's not just certain minorities who do it.

7 hours ago, Don Mega said:

Why are aussies protesting because of the death of a black man in the USA ?

America's poodle is yapping Down Under.

7 hours ago, BritManToo said:

So the police in Rio are more dangerous than COVID!

4 hours ago, AgMech Cowboy said:

Life in general is more dangerous than COVID, the press just aren't keeping up with them. It doesn't fit the narrative.

That is a good answer to a simple-minded question.

1 hour ago, AnnaBanana said:

Never heard of  mosquitos in a sewage [septic] tank.

You would think it would be too toxic for anything but bacteria to live in.

In any other kind of a tank the introduction of small fish usually solve the problem.  They eat the luk nahm as fast as they appear.

We have little fish in our lotus ponds and no problems with mosquitos.

1 hour ago, DeaconJohn said:

Yes, you've got the script right.

Not only the script, but the reality that followed it.

Spot on.

It was a foreseeable disaster from the beginning.

Now the real tabloid circus will get underway

Thanks for the tip.

We will definitely check it out.

5 hours ago, sandrabbit said:

Well that's the local residents lives turned upside down, will no longer be a small coastal community.

Harry and Meghan will become the main industry in the little town.

Hordes of paparazzi following the royal couple wherever they are.

Security agents omnipresent when these celebrities are in residence.

There's money to be made off people in high places.

The Writers Club & Wine Bar, 141/3 Rachadamnoen on the way to Wat Phra Singh is where they used to occasionally meet.

That would be a good place to ask for information.

Has anybody ever seen it for sale in Thailand?

If it's not available here, is there a good substitute?

Any information would be appreciated.

1 hour ago, Saraphee said:

The Photo and Copy Shop is across the road from Immigration. If you park in the Spa car park next door do your copy chores before crossing to Immigration. It's 4 lanes of quite heavy traffic you're facing - most of it determined to get to, or away from, the airport as quickly as possible.

Thanks for that helpful information.

Where is the best place to have photos taken to be included with an extension of stay application?

There was a convenient photocopy shop near the Promenada IO.  Is there something similar near the new offices?

Also, what are the current requirements for size and background color?

Any information would be appreciated.

1 hour ago, roger buttmore said:

As a general rule to watering any plants which are in direct sunlight .. Avoid getting the leaves wet. otherwise they will scorch in the sun, much like using a magnifying glass as a kid to start a fire or pop some ants. Water the soil only.

 

Where I stay we have a gardner who sprays the leaves thinking he's giving the plants a drink. Clearly not qualified for the job. I'm often out there snipping off the scorched stems and leaves.

That sounds like good common sense.

Also something that would apply to Thailand even more than the Northeastern US where we're from.

29 minutes ago, grollies said:

Generally, herbs don't like the sun. They are probably sunburned.

Thanks for that reply.

We will try a net to partially block the sun and see what happens.

Some of the seedlings we are going to plant in our herb garden are becoming dry and dead at the tips of their leaves.

What might cause that?

The potting soil is kept moist but not too wet.

Could it be too much sun?  Or perhaps not enough?

Any information would be appreciated.

2 minutes ago, cmsally said:

Actually I would have thought of it as rather strange for anyone other than the home owner to be allowed to set one up. Whatever one believes or non believes , I don't know of anyone that would allow a non resident of their household to mess with this sort of thing within their property boundary.

We're not "believers" in the same sense that most of the locals are.

In our case it's just decorative and will be a welcome addition to our garden.

Thanks to both of you.

We'll check them out.

Some friends of ours have also mentioned Ban Tawai as a possibility.

Our part-time housekeeper and friend is a local girl in her early 30s who recently won 10,000 baht in the lottery. 

She used all or part of our car license plate number and made a vow to set up a spirit house on our property if she won.

We stepped forward and offered to buy it because we don't like the ornate and garishly colored cement ones.

What we want is Lanna style teak, and not too big.

Has anyone seen a good selection for sale in or near Chiang Mai?

Any information would be appreciated. 

1 minute ago, geriatrickid said:

Unfortunately, sometimes this is the only way to defend against a rabid attacking dog. If these people were not attacking and trying to cross the border into Israel, they would not get shot.

You're trying to defend the indefensible. The horrific photographs and the casualty statistics tell the story.

The whole world is against the illegal settlements in the West Bank and the blockade of Gaza. The Zionist regime in Israel is on the wrong side of history. 

It will end the same way that Apartheid South Africa ended.

What a ghastly mess in the Middle East.

Young people shot down like dogs.

No political or religious agenda could justify that.